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US breaches JCPOA, UNSC resolution, has no right to vilify Iran: Zarif
Jun 11, 2020 19:23Iranian foreign minister says the United States has no right to “abuse” the UN and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to vilify Iran, because Washington has already breached the nuclear deal that Tehran clinched with world powers, including the US, and the United Nations Security Council resolution that endorsed the deal.
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US denies Zarif visa to attend UNSC meeting
Jan 07, 2020 12:15Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has denounced Washington's refusal to issue him a visa for attending an upcoming United Nations Security Council meeting, saying US statesmen are vastly terrified of someone going to their country and conveying the truth to the American people.
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UNSC assigns no blame despite UAE's claims on oil tanker attacks
Jun 07, 2019 12:06A UN Security Council's meeting on the recent vessel attacks near Fujairah has yielded no result, as member states refused to blame any party despite the UAE's claim that a "state actor" was behind the incident.
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UNSC unanimously votes to lift Eritrea sanctions
Nov 15, 2018 11:27The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously adopted a British-drafted resolution on lifting sanctions against Eritrea, following a rapprochement with neighboring Ethiopia and the thawing of relations with Djibouti.
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UNSC expected to lift Eritrea sanctions in Wednesday vote
Nov 14, 2018 13:36The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is expected to remove its sanctions on Eritrea following a landmark peace deal between the African country and its neighbor Ethiopia and a thaw between Asmara and Djibouti.
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Trump Treated Rest of World as America's Footstool at the UNSC
Sep 30, 2018 02:54US President Donald Trump chaired the UN Security Council last week to deliver a thuggish ultimatum to the world to obey American orders on Iran or face retribution for not kowtowing to Washington’s diktat.
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Iran scolds US, Zionist entity for unilateralism on Iran deal, embassy move
May 18, 2018 07:56Iran says unilateral policies like the ones regularly adopted by the United States and the illegal Zionist entity are detrimental to world peace and indicate a push towards replacing the rule of law with the "rule of power."
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UN Security Council rejects Russia draft resolution slamming strike on Syria
Apr 15, 2018 06:27The UN Security Council has failed to adopt Russia’s draft resolution condemning the recent joint airstrikes by the US, Britain and France on Syria, which came following an alleged chemical weapons attack on the Syrian town of Douma.
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Russia urges UN Security Council meeting on British accusation about poisoning attack
Apr 04, 2018 19:06Russia has called on the United Nations Security Council to hold a meeting to discuss Britain’s accusation that Russia was involved in the poisoning last month in Britain of a former Russian spy, an incident which has badly affected ties between Moscow and the West.
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Iran in focus as Security Council mulls rival Yemen resolutions
Feb 26, 2018 12:33The UN Security Council is to vote on two rival draft resolutions on Yemen after Russia proposed a measure to counter a UK motion against Iran over Ansarullah missiles.